Quite what color wash you get depends on is in the ink it's not always what you might expect, especially with cheaper pens.
Depending on how much water you use, more or less of the line dissolves. Working with a wet brush onto a drawing done with a pen containing water-soluble ink turns the line into a wash of ink. The color variation in this artwork were created from one supposedly "black" pen! Water-soluble pens come in all sorts of colors. Black is, of course, not your only option. You can lose a line completely, or wash a little tone from it without changing the character of the line.Ī little practice, and you'll soon get a feel for it.
The tone produced can vary from very light to quite dark. The extent to which the line dissolves depends on how much water you apply (how wet the brush is), how aggressively you brush over a line, and how absorbent the paper is. The result is a mixture of line and tone (two of the elements of art). But for a monochrome painting, using a water-soluble pen and then turning it into fluid ink by going over it with a wet brush, can create a lovely effect. If you're using pen and watercolor, you want to be sure you're using a pen with waterproof ink as you don't want the ink to smudge and spread. This figure was painted using a water-soluble black pen, plus a brush with clean water. Personally, I find it easier to work with the pen first as it's easier to keep track of where I am in the image.Ī Visual Index of Painting Techniques Running a wet brush along water-soluble pen "dissolves" the pen and creates tone. Gouache mixes with watercolor or, if you've got a tube of 'white watercolor', that'll be opaque too.Ĭan you paint the watercolor first and then the pen on top? Most definitely, though wait for the paint to dry so the ink doesn't bleed (spread out in the damp fibers of the paper). Unfortunately, once it's happened you can't undo it so you'll either have to start again, hide it underneath some opaque paint, or make it a pen-and-water painting. You'll soon learn because the ink will spread immediately if it's not completely dry (or waterproof). The label on the pen will tell you, sometimes with a little symbol rather than a word.ĭepending on the pen and the paper, you may have to wait a minute or two for the ink to dry completely before adding the watercolor. Seems obvious, I know, but if you've various pens lying around it's all too easy to pick up one that's not waterproof or permanent. The most important thing to remember when working with pen and watercolor is that the ink in the pen must be waterproof or it'll smudge when you brush on the watercolor. These feathers were painted using watercolor over waterproof or permanent black ink. These photos of various painting techniques will help you find out what was used to create various effects and styles of painting, and how to learn to do it yourself. If you've ever wondered "how did the artist do that?" and are looking for answers, then you're in the right place. A Visual Index of Painting Techniques Pen and watercolor paint on sketchbook paper.
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